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Working PaperPublication 2017Economy-Wide Effects of Health and Environmental Interventions in Support of BCA
This paper outlines relevant literature, makes pragmatic near-term recommendations, and suggests longer-term directions for research …
This paper outlines relevant literature, makes pragmatic near-term recommendations, and suggests longer-term directions for research to enhance the potential to apply economy-wide modeling approaches to health and environmental improvements in low and middle income country settings. The authors describe a case study funded by the Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment, with World Bank support, that evaluates a broad set of planned health and environmental interventions, separately and together, over 25 years and considers impacts…
Economics/Finance | Costing Methods | Preferences/Values | Priority Setting/Ethics | Benefit-Cost Analysis | Social Determinants | Environmental Health | Health Systems | Climate/Environment | Health/Medicine | Global | Sub-Saharan Africa | North America -
OrganizationWeb Portal 2024International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI)
The International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) is a global network of health, policy and economic …
The International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) is a global network of health, policy and economic expertise, working to achieve Universal Health Coverage and The Health Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 3). They are committed to robust evidence, analysis and decision-making that policymakers, funders and researchers can use to balance trade-offs between different policy options and model potential results to make the best choice available. They support countries to make better decisions about how much public money…
Economics/Finance | Costing Methods | Priority Setting/Ethics | Health Outcomes | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Technology Assessment | Health Systems | Policy/Regulation | Government/Law | Health/Medicine | Global -
Working PaperPublication 2017CBA of Early Childhood Nutrition Intervention to Prevent Stunting in Haiti
This is one of two case studies that was conducted to support the Benefit-Cost Analysis Reference …
This is one of two case studies that was conducted to support the Benefit-Cost Analysis Reference Case Workshop, held on November 2-3, 2017, which is part of the second phase of a project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop guidelines for high quality benefit-cost analyses. These guidelines will provide a reference case that promotes comparability across analyses, and will include principles, methodological specifications, and reporting standards. They will build on the existing iDSI…
Economics/Finance | Costing Methods | Preferences/Values | Priority Setting/Ethics | Benefit-Cost Analysis | Child/Nutrition | Social Determinants | Health Systems | Climate/Environment | Health/Medicine | Latin America & Caribbean -
ReportPublication 2017Benefit-Cost Analysis: Scoping Report
This report supports the scoping phase of the project, Benefit-Cost Analysis Reference Case: Principles, Methods, …
This report supports the scoping phase of the project, Benefit-Cost Analysis Reference Case: Principles, Methods, and Standards, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The report reviews and evaluates the current use of benefit-cost analysis, focusing on investments in health and development in low- and middle-income countries. In the scoping report, the authors: Discuss the relationship of this effort to the existing iDSI Reference Case and describe the overall benefit-cost analysis framework. Identify…
Economics/Finance | Costing Methods | Decision Theory | Probability/Bayes | Priority Setting/Ethics | Benefit-Cost Analysis | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Health Systems | Policy/Regulation | Health/Medicine | Europe -
ArticlePublication 2019Valuing Changes in Time Use
This paper reviews the literature on the monetary value of time in low- and middle-income …
This paper reviews the literature on the monetary value of time in low- and middle-income countries, focusing on time spent in the informal sector; i.e., for which no compensation is received. Valuing changes in time use is often a critical element of economic analyses of development projects, which may affect the time spent in activities such as collecting water or traveling to health clinics. The authors find support for a commonly-used benchmark of 50% of…
Economics/Finance | Costing Methods | Preferences/Values | Priority Setting/Ethics | Decision Analysis | Benefit-Cost Analysis | Social Determinants | Policy/Regulation | Health/Medicine | Global | Critical Thinking/Analysis -
Working PaperPublication 2018Assessing the Distribution of Impacts
This paper discusses the need to supplement benefit-cost analysis with estimates of how the impacts …
This paper discusses the need to supplement benefit-cost analysis with estimates of how the impacts are distributed across different members of the population, categorized by income level or other attributes. Benefit-cost analysis focuses on estimating aggregate net effects. Decision-makers and other stakeholders also want to know who is harmed, who is helped, and by how much. Responding to these questions requires identifying the characteristics of individuals and impacts of concern, examining how the benefits and…
Economics/Finance | Costing Methods | Preferences/Values | Priority Setting/Ethics | Decision Analysis | Benefit-Cost Analysis | Social Determinants | Policy/Regulation | Health/Medicine | Global | Critical Thinking/Analysis
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